On April 16th, 1945 a small destroyer in the Pacific was attacked by 22
kamikaze planes.
The USS Laffey is nicknamed "The Ship That Would Not Die" based on the book
written by
Captain Julian Becton. This 30 minute documentary shares the stories of
five men who survived
that attack and with it shares a part of history that not many people know
about.

This site is dedicated to all destroyers that
fought so valiantly in all theatres of World War II and in Korea, and especially to the
two USS Laffeys (DD 459 and DD 724) that saw action during these periods.

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Nation Honors its WWII Heroes
Watch the old black and white video
below, two minutes
into it honors the USS Laffey, Commander Becton, and
the 32 men dead or missing from
April 16, 1945, Japanese Kamikaze attacksGreat video from that long ago!
Be patience, it takes sometime to load..

Below is the Videos of the Kamikaze
attacks to the Laffey April 16, 1945